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Giants 17 @ Pirates 6
Forbes Field
May 9, 1940

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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Pittsburgh Pirates and the New York Giants, played on May 9, 1940 at Forbes Field. The home team Pirates were bested by the visiting Giants with a score of 17 to 6.

Game Summary

DateMay 9, 1940 
Visiting Team
New York Giants
R: 17 H: 15 E: 1 LOB: 14
Runs: 17
Hits: 15
Errors: 1
Left On Base: 14
Home Team
Pittsburgh Pirates
R: 6 H: 11 E: 7 LOB: 8
Runs: 6
Hits: 11
Errors: 7
Left On Base: 8
Winning PitcherCarl Hubbell  
Losing PitcherMax Butcher  
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Game Winning RBIHarry Danning 

Game Info

DateMay 9, 1940 
Day of WeekThu 
Day / Night
Visiting TeamNew York Giants 
Home TeamPittsburgh Pirates 
Visiting Starting PitcherCarl Hubbell  
Home Starting PitcherMax Butcher  
BallparkForbes Field 
CityPittsburgh 
StatePA 
Attendance3,492 
Time of Game2 hours 45 minutes 
UmpiresHP: Bill Stewart
1B: George Barr
2B: (none)
3B: George Magerkurth

New York Giants Lineup 

Name  Position 
Burgess Whitehead  Third Baseman 
Jo-Jo Moore  Left Fielder 
Frank Demaree  Center Fielder 
Mel Ott  Right Fielder 
Harry Danning  Catcher 
Babe Young  First Baseman 
Billy Jurges  Shortstop 
Al Glossop  Second Baseman 
Carl Hubbell  Pitcher 
Bill Terry  Manager 

Pittsburgh Pirates Lineup 

Name  Position 
Frankie Gustine  Second Baseman 
Lee Handley  Third Baseman 
Arky Vaughan  Shortstop 
Maurice Van Robays  Right Fielder 
Vince DiMaggio  Center Fielder 
Bob Elliott  Left Fielder 
Elbie Fletcher  First Baseman 
Ray Berres  Catcher 
Max Butcher  Pitcher 
Frankie Frisch  Manager 

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Giants 17 @ Pirates 6
Forbes Field
May 9, 1940

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         Game of 5/9/1940 -- New York at Pittsburgh (D)

  New York           AB  R  H RBI    Pittsburgh         AB  R  H RBI
Whitehead B, 3b       7  2  2  1   Gustine F, 2b         5  2  3  1   
Moore J, lf           5  4  4  2   Handley L, 3b         5  1  1  0   
Demaree F, cf         4  2  1  2   Vaughan A, ss         5  0  1  1   
Ott M, rf             6  1  0  2   Van Robays M, rf      3  0  1  1   
Danning H, c          5  2  3  3   DiMaggio V, cf        0  0  0  0   
Young B, 1b           6  2  1  1   Waner L, cf           5  0  0  1   
Jurges B, ss          3  1  1  2   Elliott B, lf         4  1  2  0   
Glossop A, 2b         4  2  1  0   Fletcher E, 1b        4  1  2  0   
Hubbell C, p          5  1  2  2   Berres R, c           3  0  0  0   
                                   Harrell R, p          0  0  0  0   
                                   Davis S, ph           1  0  0  0   
                                   Butcher M, p          0  0  0  0   
                                   Lanahan D, p          0  0  0  0   
                                   MacFayden D, p        1  0  0  0   
                                   Bauers R, p           1  0  0  0   
                                   Schultz J, c          2  1  1  1   
                     -- -- -- --                        -- -- -- --
                     45 17 15 15                        39  6 11  5

New York         702 013 040 -- 17
Pittsburgh       100 000 014 --  6

  New York             IP  H  R ER BB SO
Hubbell C (W)         9.0 11  6  4  2  2

  Pittsburgh           IP  H  R ER BB SO
Butcher M (L)         0.1  1  4  4  3  0
Lanahan D*            0.0  3  3  2  0  0
MacFayden D+          3.2  7  3  1  2  0
Bauers R              3.0  1  3  2  3  1
Harrell R             2.0  3  4  2  2  2
  * Pitched to 4 batters in 1st
  + Pitched to 2 batters in 5th

E -- Van Robays M, Vaughan A 2, Fletcher E 2, Gustine F, Schultz J, Glossop A
DP -- Pittsburgh 2
LOB -- New York 14, Pittsburgh 8
2B -- Moore J, Danning H, Handley L
SB -- Jurges B
HBP -- by MacFayden D (Jurges B), by Bauers R (Moore J), by Bauers R (Glossop A)
WP -- Harrell R
T -- 2:45
A -- 3492

    

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